The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
TOWN AND COUNTRY
LOCAL LAcoNIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLEEYED
REPORTERS.

month will soon be here
New sweet potatoes are in market The
yield promises to be good one this year.
The health of our town is remarkable
good now, very little sickness of any kind.
Talk up the railroad ard work for it if
you favor the progress and development of
this town and section.
Business men who do not seem to seeI,
trade, should not fall out with place and
people because they do not get it.
The money result Of the special services
held at the Methodist Episcopal church
during last week was $25 for missions.
We are requested to announce that Love
Feast will be held at the NJ. f. church to-
morrow (Friday) evening at $50 o'clock.
Regular quarterly meeting will be held
at the NJ. f. church next Saturday and
Sunday. Rev. \. IL. d. Wilson, d. D.,
will preside.
Read everything in this weeks GOLD
LEAF, and then hand it over to a neighbor
who is so unfortunate as not to be sub
scriber to his county paper.
hesitate no longer, but take hold like man
and help along the boom. Your aid and
encouragement are needed.
Henry DunstOn and Tom have moved
their barber shop to the Burwell building
Cup stairs) where they are very neatly
fixed up for the tOns0rial business.
Tobacco sales continue good, the breaks
last Friday being unusually heavy. All
grades are selling at full prices, colory
goods being especially sought after.
There is scarcely anything surer than
that your notices to the public will hit the
mark through the medium of the COLE
LEAF. Our advertising rates are reason
able.
Factories that will pay us best are those
that will use raw material to be had al
our doors. Let us have them. And we
must, before the town will grow and pros
per as it should.
We are glad to see the town authorities
are having the bitches cleaned ont and
sidewalks put in better repair. Let the
good work 90 on, there is need of it in every
quarter of the town.
Notwithstanding the damage caused by
the late rains, a magnificent corn crop will
be made in this county and section. The
yield promises to be the largest that has
been produced in years.
VIM. II. Burwel1 gives notice of having
qualified as administrator of the estate OF
VIM. a. Burwell, deceased. All persons
Tod fol 10
themselves accordingly.
When you have finished reading the
GOLD LEAF do not destroy the paper but
send it to some distant relative or friend
1t will be like letter from home if he OF
she went from these parts.
The excessive rains have caused the cot
ton to shed more than is good for it, but
the crop has not sustained serious damage
thus far, and the present weather is ex
ceedingly favorable for it.
The excursion to Norfolk Tuesday had
very good crowd aboard when it reached
Henderson. It was largely augmented
here by persons from Oxford, Henderson
and the surrounding country.
The second session of the Henderson
Female College will begin August 30th
No better place to send your daughters t.
school. The terms are reasonable and the
course of instruction thorough.
What about the cigarette factory, FIGURING
mill, cotton factory and various other en-
terpriseS? 1t is we'll enough to talk abOu
these things but they should not end Will
talk. Stir about and do something.
1t is the opinion of many farmers tina
only very late fall will permit a full
crop. However, unless some calamit.
happens later on the average all aroun'
will be best we have had for years.
Some of the finest watermelOns we hav
seen on the market this year were grow
by Mr. NJ. b. Prince on his place nea
town When it comes to raising fruit
melons and grapes, Mr.. Prince is "rigl
thar"
Our circulation is steadily increasing
We desire to place the GOLD LEAF in ever
reading household in this and the adjoi1
ing counties. Our friends can greatly al
us in doing this by very little effort o
their part.
The Oxford T0rehIigM says Capt. Wn
B. Crews intends putting in machiner
soon to work his coal mine, about ten mile
south of that town. The GOLD LEAF woul
be pleased to know that coal in payin
quantities could be developed in our Sc
ton.
WarrentOn is so healthy our citizens hay
no excuse for going 90 the mountains
the seaShore-Gdzene.
Henderson is healthy enough, but oil
business men are worked so hard the
have to go to the mountains or seashore
get rest.
Quite a goodly number have stepped l
since our last issue and said they woul
take the GOLD LEAF in their'n;" al
down went their names upon our subscri
ton book while the cash accompanying Il
requests found ready access to our capacio
trousers pocket.
Some Of our merchants are beginning
get in their fall goods. Those who ha'
not already done so should place their ne
advertisements in time to start when Il
race for trade fairly begins. GOLD Lee
will do all it can in behalf of those wi
seeks its columns.
Social items, news notes and contribution
of literary, industrial or general cha
acter are at all times invited by the Coz
LEAF Let our friends manifest more i
terest in their home paper and help us
make it more newsy and interesting
o1,orxr yyay Don't Ieaye everything for II